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LANCASHIRE Police is set to axe jobs as part of £10m cuts. The budgets for counter terrorism, and the Force Major Investigation Team, which deals with murders, high-level violence and the case of missing Blackpool teenager Paige Chivers, are also under review. The swinging cuts, which will be made over th ADVERTISEMENT e next two years, are needed to meet an expected reduction in Government funding. Police chiefs stress frontline policing will not be affected as "efficiency savings" will be made rather than axing bobbies on the beat. But support staff could go in the shake-up. Twelve civilian workers lost their jobs in the last year – around another dozen could …

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...pray-aisle.html A Muslim bus driver stunned passengers when he pulled over and started praying in the aisle - with the engine still running i wonder as a driver whould we get a parking ticket i we we done this? :whistle2: :whistle2:

Every defendant convicted in a criminal court would have to pay a levy of £200 under plans being put forward by the Conservatives, The Times has learnt. Dominic Grieve, the Shadow Justice Secretary, said that a levy or a fixed fee could raise £80 million a year towards the costs of bringing criminals to court. Mr Grieve also also indicated that he would favour scrapping the Legal Services Commission, the quango that runs the legal aid scheme in England and Wales, which costs £125 million to run. “It seems to me that if someone goes through the court process and is convicted, then it is perfectly acceptable to send out the message that the prosecution and defence …

HUNDREDS of motorists were pulled over by police in a "ring of steel" operation to take illegal drivers and suspected criminals off the roads. To coincide with a weekend of action across the UK, Southampton's force of volunteer Special Constables joined officers from the roads policing unit at three spots across the city. More than 200 cars were stopped in the day-long operation, with 14 towed away and taken off the road as a result. Using number plate recognition cameras, the teams were stopping vehicles which were either known for previous offences or being driven without insurance or tax. The 'Ring of Steel' approach formed part of Operation Sargasso which saw dr…

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...y-50-years.html Despite increases in police officer numbers, overtime rocketed by more than £100million between 2002 and 2007. now thats what i call overtime pay for our hard working police

http://www.policeoracle.com/news/Abu-Hamza...eized_21893.htm this is one guy i am glad they got and glad to see the back of him and Hamza, 51, serving seven years for inciting murder and race hatred, had claimed poverty and said the house in Greenford, West London, belonged to his sister in Egypt. and hope they send him back to the United States on terror charges also london was glad to see the back of him.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...real-boxes.html The 13-strong gang included 10 Iraqi Kurd asylum seekers, all of whom came to the country illegally in the backs of lorries ten years ago. But incredibly only one of the ten Kurds now faces deportation this is a crime i hate drugs but why only one out of the ten faces deportation?? :smiley_strop1: :smiley_strop1: is our goverment to soft.

09-Feb-10 Terrorist Cleric's house to be sold to pay his Legal Aid... Legal aid chiefs have seized jailed hate preacher Abu Hamza's house in a massive victory for taxpayers, it has been revealed. It is hoped selling the property will raise at least £280,000 to pay back the estimated £300,000 bill for Hamza's defence on legal aid. Hamza, 51, serving seven years for inciting murder and race hatred, had claimed poverty and said the house in Greenford, West London, belonged to his sister in Egypt. But the Legal Services Commission launched a bid to win possession when a judge ordered Hamza to fork out for his defence costs. After lawyers proved he does own the property…

Julie Spence, Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire Police, said that police could not attend every emergency call A police chief criticised by a judge for failing to attend a 999 call said today police could not attend every emergency call - and most people did not expect them to. Julie Spence, Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire Police, said Judge Sean Enright's complaint gave her a chance to 'inject a note of realism' into the perception of policing. The judge last month said the police's failure to respond to 18-year-old Sadegh Ghanbara's call for help 'smacked of indifference'. Peterborough Crown Court heard that Mr Ghanbara was attacked and badly hurt minutes after c…

A drunk who was killed after stumbling along a motorway was seen by two police officers who decided not to stop and help him because of safety rules, an inquest heard today. Lee Fairbrother was hit by two cars in the early hours of July 16, 2007 after drinking with friends and ingesting a cocktail of cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis. Mr Fairbrother, 26, was walking down the embankment of the southbound M57 in Liverpool when he was seen by two officers driving to Kirkby police station. Lee Fairbrother died after being hit by cars on the motorway They decided not to stop as they passed him because they were not trained to deal with motorway incidents and regulations preve…

Police officers can claim up to four hours overtime for just answering a single phone call or making a decision after their shift has officially ended, it was revealed today. Millions of pounds of police overtime payments were being slashed today as part of a cost-cutting drive. Police Minister David Hanson said the £500 million overtime bill across England and Wales must be slashed by £70 million every year. Correction: Millions of pounds of police overtime payments were being slashed today as part of a cost-cutting drive The change would be the equivalent of every one of 134,000 constables and sergeants on duty giving up around £520 from their annual pay packet.…

WPC Accused Of Faking Beating07-Feb-10 A WPC who claimed she was beaten unconscious has been arrested on suspicion of faking her injuries with Make-up. ...Bosses smelt a rat when "bruising" photographed on Fran Croucher's face was in a different place days later. The Kent officer - in her late 20s - has been suspended pending a probe. WPC Croucher, a cop for eight years, was found apparently unconscious on a pavement in Swanley, Kent, by a colleague. She claimed she had been kicked in the head by two men who jumped from a van she had stopped on January 14 for not having a rear number plate. She said later she tried to use CS gas on them. She was taken to hospital and…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8492623.stm Thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues. Can't imagine what it must be like to arrive at the scene of an RTC to find it's the bloke you briefed with at the start of the shift.